Feasibility Studies

Take stock of your donor base and arm yourself with a compelling case for support before launching your campaign. VMJA feasibility studies identify your best leaders and donors and show you how to package your programs and facilities. VMJA ensures the accuracy of our studies with live interviews, online surveys and extensive philanthropic market research. VMJA studies provide a step-by-step guide for preparing a campaign that will inspire donors, prospects and stakeholders.

Campaign Plans

Need new facilities or to improve old ones? Want to increase endowment or underwrite programs? Planning is critical to any campaign’s success. VMJA’s capital campaign plans include creation of a campaign structure and work-plan, including key strategies, job descriptions, timetables, assignments and prospect lists. Plans can also include case statements, naming opportunities and fundraising strategies for corporate, foundation, government and individual donors.

Campaign Management

Ms. Jones, a veteran of campaigns ranging from $5-$75 million, can coach your team, troubleshoot challenges and seize opportunities from start-up to celebratory conclusion. VMJA research can help you rate donors’ capacity and willingness to give and help you match your programs with donors’ interests. Get quick answers to complex questions throughout your capital campaign. Best of all, we keep costs down, charging only for as much (or as little) as you need.

Kirsten Halker-Kratz

Val has been an invaluable resource to me in refining my grant writing, keeping me on task with funders, and providing research to the Chester Children's Chorus.

Kirsten Halker-Kratz
Executive Director
Chester Children's Chorus

2016-06-14T19:31:17+00:00

Kirsten Halker-Kratz
Executive Director
Chester Children's Chorus

Val has been an invaluable resource to me in refining my grant writing, keeping me on task with funders, and providing research to the Chester Children's Chorus.

http://vmja.com/testimonials/kirsten-halker-kratz/

Brook Lenker

She exceeded expectations in developing deep and insightful funding prospect lists and was always responsive to questions as they emerged. Valerie even shared new funding leads whenever they crossed her desk. Her enthusiasm and flexibility made the strategy development process easy and enjoyable.

Brook Lenker
Executive Director
FracTracker Alliance

2016-06-14T19:37:33+00:00

Brook Lenker
Executive Director
FracTracker Alliance

She exceeded expectations in developing deep and insightful funding prospect lists and was always responsive to questions as they emerged. Valerie even shared new funding leads whenever they crossed her desk. Her enthusiasm and flexibility made the strategy development process easy and enjoyable.

http://vmja.com/testimonials/brook-lenker/

Claire Sawyers

Val was able to see the many challenges our organization faced with its first significant capital campaign and succeed in figuring out ways for us to effectively meet those challenges and thereby grow tremendously as an organization. She is smart, creative, immensely capable, and a masterful coach—and we needed and used all her talents.

Val was able to see the many challenges our organization faced with its first significant capital campaign and succeed in figuring out ways for us to effectively meet those challenges and thereby grow tremendously as an organization. She is smart, creative, immensely capable, and a masterful coach—and we needed and used all her talents.

http://vmja.com/testimonials/claire-sawyers/

Melissa Amour

…the actual in-person ask is not something I've had to do. As we are contemplating launching a capital campaign at my school, I definitely need to hone these skills. The strategies you shared will make this challenge more manageable for me, so I am grateful!

…the actual in-person ask is not something I've had to do. As we are contemplating launching a capital campaign at my school, I definitely need to hone these skills. The strategies you shared will make this challenge more manageable for me, so I am grateful!

http://vmja.com/testimonials/melissa-amour/

Kirsten Halker-Kratz

Val has been an invaluable resource to me in refining my grant writing, keeping me on task with funders, and providing research to the Chester Children's Chorus.

Kirsten Halker-Kratz
Executive Director
Chester Children's Chorus

2016-06-14T20:22:53+00:00

Kirsten Halker-Kratz
Executive Director
Chester Children's Chorus

Val has been an invaluable resource to me in refining my grant writing, keeping me on task with funders, and providing research to the Chester Children's Chorus.